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Want to build a business that employees and clients are excited to be part of? It starts with a strong company culture. But what, exactly, does that look like? Today’s guest, podcast host, keynote speaker and author TJ Sweet, is here to tell you what makes a great culture and how to leverage it to give your business an unshakeable foundation. This conversation is all about leadership, the privileg...

Want a blueprint for staying relevant and profitable through every major shift? On this episode, actor, author, composer and Grammy-nominated book narrator, Kathy Garver discusses how she’s adapted to changes in the entertainment industry throughout her long career. Case in point: her recent trip to Shanghai to star as a family matriarch in the fast-growing “vertical drama” genre, shot for viewing...

If you’re in business and not giving your health full attention, listen up! Today’s guest, a National Fitness Hall of Fame inductee, is going to tell you the top 2 things you must do to make sure your body can keep up with where your brain and your business are going. Dr. Bob Weil, a sports podiatrist who has counted Olympic Gold medalists among his patients, is blunt about this truth: If you’re s...

Feel like there’s something blocking you from the success you’re so very capable of? There’s a way to remove it so you can have the business and relationships you desire. Today’s guest, Inner Child Expert Anat Peri, teaches people to see their unhelpful behaviour patterns, unlearn them and begin to write a fresh new story. We all have childhood experiences that we may not realize impact our curren...

Today’s guest, seen on shows such as Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien, will make you want to find a voice coach STAT. He says how you speak has a huge impact on whether people actually hear you and connect with you. And he knows what he’s talking about. John Di Domenico’s voice has been a key part of his career as an award-winning, Emmy-nominated entertainer. Most people drive their Ferrari voice li...

The iconic movie line “Build it and they will come” could be the mantra for all of today’s guests. These entrepreneurs are motivated by far more than money and that deeper drive is what brings them wealth. Taking action on what inspires them rather than focusing solely on the bottom line has allowed each of them to provide quality, care and results for their clients while staying excited about the...

If you’ve written and published your own book but don’t feel like you’re getting the sales and exposure you hoped for, hit play! This episode we have Angela McKenna, an author, International Impact Book Award winner, and marketer who knows what it takes to shine a light on Indie authors. She’s on a mission to prove that authors don’t need a big publishing house behind them to get a seat at the tab...

Today’s guest LOVES sales and he wants you to love sales too. Most people think sales is hard because they don’t know the key that makes selling your product or service easier. Sales Coach Joe Dalton lets you in on that secret and so much more in this episode! He started his sales career at 13 and loved it from the start. The wisdom he shares from 30 years in sales will give you a fresh perspectiv...

Most people don’t think they have a story to tell, but the truth is that they just don’t know how to tell their stories. This episode’s guest, Creativity Coach, writer and author, Cynthia Gregory, is on a mission to change that. She helps people recognize their “secret sauce,” drawing out meaningful stories of love, struggle, and triumph, and using them to create a more compassionate world. Her an...

How often do you let your people know they matter? When Covid shut the world down, today’s guest, author and consultant Tammy Cohen, realized she’d been so busy cultivating a life of achievement that she wasn’t as connected to people she cares about as she thought she was. That a-ha moment sparked a journey of exploring values, leadership, and connection, and that eventually led to writing a book:...

What does it take to be an entrepreneur? From an idea and risk to employees and systems, there’s a lot to consider. And there are also a LOT of benefits, from the joy of doing what you love to the freedom of unlimited income potential. Listen in as 7 experts in their field share how they got to where they are—the successes and learning experiences—earned from starting their own businesses and stic...

Today, you get a behind the scenes look at the Ladera Ladies from the hit TV show, “Reasonable Doubt”. Discover how these multi-talented women—directors, writers, actors and producers—learned to balance motherhood with building a successful career in the notoriously challenging entertainment industry. Laugh along at the hilarious stories about their first forays into acting and take notes as they...

It takes a lot of trust and self-belief to move 3,000 miles to a city with few contacts, no job and no place to live. But trust and self-belief are something Jennie Edwards has in spades. And it’s served her well in her journey from a cubicle-bound graphic designer to a self-employed brand visionary, storyteller, and videographer who now teaches entrepreneurs how to tell their story in a way that...

Hot off the red carpet at the Oscars, host Deb Drummond brings you a solo show all about what it takes to “brave up” for opportunities that take you to the next level. In this peek behind the curtain, Deb shares her framework for deciding what risks to take, what she does to manage self-doubt, who she depends on to keep moving forward and who she hangs out with to improve her chances of success. L...

You may not realize it but your level of self-love dramatically affects your business. Just like strong systems and habits support your success, so does the way you care for yourself and what you believe about yourself. It affects how you talk about your business, how confident you feel making an offer, how much you charge and more! Today’s guests share how they prioritize themselves to ensure the...

Do you have all the right skills and certifications for success, but still seem to struggle to turn them into the results you want? In powerful, motivating words, today’s guest, Allana Pratt, details how you can develop unshakeable personal power to create the life you want and make the income to match. Allana shares her journey from being a “wounded princess”, wishing for career success and fulfi...

Thinking about speaking but not sure how to get started? Whether you want to be a paid speaker or speak for free to generate leads for your business, this episode is for you! Seven seasoned speakers share their top tips for stepping into the spotlight on in-person stages, online stages, on podcasts and even on TV! You have a message to share. It’s time to take the risk of being seen and share your...

If you’re looking for sales wisdom, stop what you’re doing and listen. In this episode, Deb speaks with 6x international best-selling author and Sales Success Strategist Stacey Hall. Stacey is all about getting customers to say yes WITHOUT pressure or manipulation. She has mastered and teaches others how to develop the sales mindset that shines a light on the prospect and their needs. It’s an appr...

In this solo episode, Deb shares what she sees as a core driver of her success: bravery. She often calls it the “stretch to significance”. From setting boundaries with friends or family, to rocking the boat in professional rooms where it might have been easier to be a people pleaser, Deb has found bravery played a key role to reaching each next level. In this candid loo back, she discusses the ris...

What goes through the mind of a person in prison? A raw account of that experience is captured in a brand new book, “Angel on my arm: The Prison Letters” by actor Sean Lizée. In a frank conversation with host, Deb Drummond, Sean shares how writing letters allowed him to express his emotions and helped him feel normal while he was in prison during Covid. Those handwritten letters now fill a book th...

If you watch American Horror Story, you’ll love this episode. Deb speaks with Emmy-nominated Actress Naomi Grossman, who plays fan-favourite Pepper in the series. As someone who took many years to “make it” in Hollywood, Grossman has plenty of wisdom for anyone who’s putting in the work and not seeing immediate results. Listen as she shares her unique alternative to a vision board, the critical ro...

Want to develop the entrepreneurial mindset that can create success in any situation? Listen to Deb’s discussion with five business owners who have learned how to push through their own mental barriers to create wealth and positive impact. Learn the secrets to staying grounded and motivated in the face of uncertainty, to staying on track when speed bumps and frustration pop up, to keeping your hea...

In just a few months, today’s guest won’t be able to listen to this episode because she will no longer be able to hear at all. At 17, Ella Coonen discovered she had a hearing impediment and received special hearing aids that allowed her to fully experience the world of sound for the first time. That was immediately followed by the discovery that her hearing would soon disappear altogether. Both di...

Today, Deb talks to Dionne Walach, Founder of the Digital Strategy Lounge, a FREE community that supports women who run, or aspire to run, online businesses. Having started her own online business in 2009 after arthritis ended her career as a cutting director in the fashion industry, Dionne has plenty of expertise to share. She’s watched incomes stagnate as prices climb and knows that many women a...

Producer Jesse Norsworthy brings actresses and actors from his new TV show, “High Volume”, to the stage of Mission Accepted to tell all on how to flip the script about how to make a movie with an incredible cast and how energy between cast members matter. The cast shares how they beat the odds in this industry, how mindset matters, how magic can happen when it’s your time. Jesse is shooting the pi...